Postgame Notes and Quotes - December 29 vs. Calgary

Postgame NotesAnaheim 2 vs. Calgary 1Dec. 29, 2017Honda Center17-14-8, 42 points
The Ducks earned their third win in the past four games (3-1-0) with a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. Anaheim has earned standings points in four of their last five games at Honda Center (3-1-1, 7 pts).

Rickard Rakell collected 1-1=2 points, including his 20th career game-winning goal to extend his goal/point streak to four straight games (4-2=6). His current streak matches his career-best four-game goal streak from March 10-17, 2017 (4-1=5).
Cam Fowler recorded his fifth goal of the season and 50th of his career at 3:48 in the first period. Fowler became the third defenseman in franchise history to record 50 goals in an Anaheim uniform, behind only Scott Niedermayer (60) and teammate Francois Beauchemin (55).
Ryan Getzlaf recorded the primary assist on both Anaheim goals, giving the Anaheim captain points in seven of his last eight games (1-10=11).
Jakob Silfverberg recorded an assist to push his assist streak to a career-tying three games (0-3=3). The last time Silfverberg recorded three consecutive games with an assist was Nov. 15-20, 2016 (1-3=4).
Anaheim has won 26 of the last 27 home games (26-1-0) against Calgary and are 28-9-2 overall vs. Calgary dating to Nov. 29, 2007. In addition, the Ducks have won 10 of the last 12 games vs. the Flames dating to Nov. 24, 2015 (10-2-0).
In the first period, Anaheim's 20 shots were the second most by the team in a single period this season. The Ducks previously recorded 21 shots in the opening frame on October 20 vs. Montreal.
Tonight's attendance was 17,174, a sellout.
Postgame Quotes
Anaheim Ducks
Ryan Getzlaf
On generating scoring chances
We moved the puck quick and shot quick. At times, we have the habit of holding onto the puck too long. We did a better job of passing and shooting off passes.
On the game
The second period was a little bit of a lull for us, but to give them credit, they came pretty hard at the start of the period. We handled it and kept going. That's what we need to do.
Cam Fowler
On making a push in the third period
It was big. We've been doing a good job lately of getting off to good starts, but we seem to kind of take our foot off the gas and let teams back into the hockey game. They made their push in the second, but we were able to stick with it. I thought it was one of our most complete games all year. It was a good bounce back win for us. Hopefully we can keep that momentum moving forward.
On the team's overall performance
We have four good lines in here. Lines that can make plays and make it difficult on other teams. When we're moving our feet, that's when we're at our best. We felt like we got back into our style of hockey tonight, making it difficult on other teams mainly on the forecheck. I thought our guys did a great job forechecking.
Rickard Rakell
On his goal
I almost managed to miss anyways, but I think it was a good play right off the faceoff. I just tried to shoot.
On his four-game goal streak
I'm just trying to stay calm during the games. Trying to find different areas to find space to put the puck in net. Just trying to stick with it.
Head Coach Randy Carlyle
On tonight's game
We were definitely on our toes to start the game. It showed we were embarrassed by what transpired in the previous game against Vegas where we found a way to stop competing and playing the way we're capable of playing. This was kind of like a make-up game for us. We had to renew our confidence and feel good about ourselves. They went out and worked and did the right things.
On the scoring chances
You have to execute with the puck and get pucks and people to the net. We did a lot of that early in the hockey game. I thought the third period was a good period for us. We limited the scoring chances and scored a big power-play goal.
Calgary Flames
Mike Smith
On the second period
I thought we won the second, that's for sure. It wasn't the start we were looking for, by any means. I think we were tentative, nervous, I don't know what the word is for it, but we weren't doing anything really well in the first. I thought we responded well in the second. Got a big goal there. It was a tight game.
On getting more puck support
The margin for error on the defensive side is slim right now. We have enough players in this locker room to be able to put the puck in the net. It's just about sometimes getting the gritty ones. It's not always going to be the pretty goal that wins you hockey games.
Matthew Tkachuk
On playing from behind
You never want to put yourself in that position where you are chasing the game. We were chasing in the first period, the whole time. We played better in the second, but we were still behind on the scoreboard and we tied it up late. It was a good goal for us to get. I think if we had a couple chances in the third, we could have gotten that one, but that first period cost us I think.
On defensive play
Going back to the first period, defensively we weren't very good at all. They were in our zone and it's one thing if they are in our zone and they aren't getting any chances, but we were giving up a lot so we've got to limit that.
Head Coach Glen Gulutzan
On the first period
I think we were intimidated in the first until we got our feet under us in the second. We weren't ready to compete in a hard game and that's a step our team needs to take.
On battling back
We had a great second period, but this isn't a let's play one [period] of three league. You can't do that. It's the same old story.